Golf CHESTER – The Chester girls golf team hosts Zeigler Royalton today at 4 p.m. at the Chester Country Club.The boys also host Cobden and Zeigler Royalton today at 4. STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve girls golf team travels to Crown Pointe to play Farmington Tuesday, September 3 at 3:30 p.m. […]
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James “Jim” Kelley, 61, of Campbell Hill, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta, Illinois. He was born to the late Wilbur and Rose (nee Burris) Kelley, Sr. on May 24, 1963 in Alton, Illinois. Jim married Rebecca Sherbert on October 21, 2006; she survives. He was a Superintendent
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Gary Joseph Schaaf, 67, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Monday, August 19, 2024 at his residence. He was born October 1, 1956 in Perryville, MO to Alvin W. “Mousie” and Naomi (Tucker) Schaaf. Gary and Tamara Geile were married July 10, 1982 in Perryville, MO. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic
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CAPE GIRARDEAU – A former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier who both stole and failed to deliver customers’ mail was sentenced Tuesday to 14 months in prison. U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp also ordered Robert Gafford, 34, to pay a $5,000 fine. Gafford of Jackson, Missouri, was convicted by a jury in U.S.
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JEFFERSON CITY –Missouri Department of Transportation Director Patrick McKenna has informed the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission he will be leaving the department. His last day at MoDOT will be September 20. “We thank Patrick for serving in his role the past eight and a half years. His leadership has revolutionized the way the department does
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LENEXA, KAN. – On Tuesday on a barge docked near Alton, Illinois, EPA regional leaders held a first-ever, four-region event to promote water quality along the Mississippi River. EPA leadership from Regions 4, 5, and 6 joined EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister during National Water Quality Month to host a floating classroom and share
CHESTER – Memorial Hospital in Chester, Ill. has received an Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) 2023-2024 EMS Education Mini Awards grant. STOP THE BLEED training at St. Mark’s Lutheran School Thanks to this grant, the hospital provided bleed control training and kits to schools in the Chester and Steeleville districts, ensuring that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — MFA Oil Company, a farmer-owned energy cooperative, recently completed significant upgrades at its Petro-Card 24 station at 1042 Industrial Dr. in Perryville, Mo. This location is open to the public 24 hours a day and offers regular unleaded gasoline, premium ethanol-free gasoline, and clear and red-dyed diesel fuel. The newly installed fuel
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Missouri agricultural leaders, FFA and 4-H members, elected officials and partners came together at the Missouri State Fair to capstone the 2024 Drive to Feed Kids. With food insecurity affecting one in seven Missouri children, Missouri agriculture has banded together to take action to help change this reality through the Missouri Farmers
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Secretary of State’s office has just announced that the Missouri Green Party’s ballot access petition campaign has been successful. After nearly two years and thousands of volunteer hours, the Green Party will once again be able to provide Missourians fed up with the usual pay-to-play politics the opportunity to
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